{"product_id":"excommunicated-craig-hoyle-9781775542018","title":"Excommunicated: A Heart-Wrenching and Compelling Memoir about a Family Torn Apart by One of New Zealand's Most Secretive Religious Sects for Re","description":"\u003cp\u003eA heart-wrenching multigenerational family memoir by an excommunicated member of the Exclusive Brethren\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter coming out as gay, Craig Hoyle was excommunicated from the New Zealand Exclusive Brethren and forced to say goodbye to his family forever. The conservative sect was everything he'd ever known - a childhood where television, pop music, sports and even pets were against the rules. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoining public society - the 'worldlies' - for the first time, Craig sets out to meet his grandfather who was excommunicated in the 1980s and, using his diaries and letters, uncovers two centuries and seven generations of the family's tangled and often cruel relationship with the Brethren. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving their past with Craig's own upbringing in this secretive and oppressive religious group, \u003cem\u003eExcommunicated \u003c\/em\u003echarts the evolution of the Exclusive Brethren in New Zealand and the heartwrenching stories of a family torn apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Hoyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1775542017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781775542018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.06w x 0.98d","brand":"Craig Hoyle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45180601467135,"sku":"9781775542018","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39b8126a-1676-410f-989d-52c0cac56280.jpg?v=1712898230","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/excommunicated-craig-hoyle-9781775542018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}